Absalom
English
/ˈæb.sə.ləm/
proper noun
Definitions
- The third son of David, king of Israel.
- (rare) .
Etymology
Derived from Hebrew (modern) אַבְשָׁלוֹם (father of peace), אָב (father, ancestor, forefather) + Hebrew (modern) שָׁלוֹם (peace).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
שָׁלוֹם
Gloss
peace
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Av English
- shalom English
- Absalom Latin
- шалом Russian
- Ab Irish
- אָבֿ Yiddish
- אָבֿינו Yiddish
- אַבְשָׁלוֹם Hebrew (modern)
- אָב Hebrew (modern)
- אבי העזרי Hebrew (modern)
- אבישלום Hebrew (modern)
- אבנר Hebrew (modern)
- עליכם שלום Hebrew (modern)
- שָׁלוֹם Hebrew (modern)
- שלום עליכם Hebrew (modern)
- 埃波月 Chinese
- 𒉈 Akkadian
- шолум Judeo-Tat